Hey @amazon, looks like there's some more employees you forgot to apologize to.
— Rep. Mark Pocan (@repmarkpocan) April 5, 2021
Alternatively, you could just listen to your workers and treat them with the dignity & respect they deserve. https://t.co/Gevr5uwmYL
Labor Board prosecutors have determined there's enough evidence to issue complaint against Amazon over the firings of activist headquarters employees @emahlee and @marencosta (https://t.co/0GkNJYOSPU): https://t.co/9hU6oKuuDE @KYWeise https://t.co/NrauloNPmk
— Josh Eidelson (@josheidelson) April 5, 2021
60% of American workers want a union, but only 9% have one
— Gregory A. Butler (@GREGORYABUTLER) April 3, 2021
This kind of harassment of pro union workers by management is why -
Amazon warehouse organizers allege year of retaliation https://t.co/vX287friql via @nbcnews
Questions about whether Amazon had an appropriate number of bathrooms in its Seattle headquarters have arisen over the past dozen years. https://t.co/Ibk5pSC0kF
— NYTimes Tech (@nytimestech) April 5, 2021
A growing number of Amazon workers feel the company is pushing them past their limits and risking their health.
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) April 5, 2021
"Amazon is reorganizing the very nature of retail work...into something more akin to a factory, which never lets up."https://t.co/UYdTEG11DG@DavidStreitfeld pic.twitter.com/WE8fr4KdoE
Amazon illegally retaliated against two prominent internal critics, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, when it fired them last year, the National Labor Relations Board said. They had raised concerns about Amazon's impact on climate and warehouse conditions. https://t.co/0wnirMm0tW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021
It's been almost one year since @Amazon started retaliating against workers who spoke out.
— United for Respect (@forrespect) April 2, 2021
We need the @NLRB to launch an investigation into Amazon’s pattern and practice of retaliation. 2/https://t.co/qJ9qUia8E3
It shouldn't be this hard to unite in a union. This is why we need to rewrite the rules to protect our right to a voice on the job. https://t.co/RZUk8inWpU
— SEIU (@SEIU) April 4, 2021
Labor laws are going to be key which is why Amazon is advertising about regulation of everything else
— ???Sydette Dread Gorgon ?? ? (@Blackamazon) April 5, 2021
And again the racism isn’t incidental and keeps being left out https://t.co/x6iIde6A1w
When the wealthiest, highest-profile tech companies blatantly and repeatedly violate labor laws, we know it is time to strengthen and modernize those laws. https://t.co/KDONvas8Mw
— Thea Lee (@TheaLeeEPI) April 5, 2021
“It’s a moral victory and really shows that we are on the right side of history and the right side of the law.”
— R Givan (@rkgwork) April 5, 2021
Moral victories are all that's available under current labor law. #PROAct https://t.co/24s4yAX91O
"At its heart, the conflict is about control. To maintain Day 1, the company needs to lower labor costs and increase productivity, which requires measuring & tweaking every moment of a worker’s existence." Good @DavidStreitfeld on Amazon's labor reckoning: https://t.co/8WYKe8TpjD
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) April 5, 2021
In 2021, all workers deserve the right to earn a living and organize a union without getting fired or interrogated for speaking out. #UnionsForAll #ProtectAllWorkers https://t.co/z2TSHrluzD
— Mary Kay Henry (@MaryKayHenry) April 2, 2021
There’s a struggle at Amazon that is, at its heart, about control, @DavidStreitfeld writes. It’s been most visible in Alabama, where warehouse workers have voted on whether to form a union. If it gains a foothold, it will be the first in Amazon’s history. https://t.co/lzQko0iBlP pic.twitter.com/IUkw8qZFQa
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021
Amazon has long faced official complaints about its bathroom policies at its corporate offices and warehouses. A heated discussion about whether Amazon’s workers must urinate in bottles because they have no time to go to the bathroom has raged online. https://t.co/lzQko0iBlP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021
The challenge to Amazon’s Day 1 strategy is not only in Alabama, but in the form of lawsuits, restive workers at other warehouses, Congressional oversight, scrutiny from labor regulators and, most noisily, on Twitter. https://t.co/lzQko0iBlP pic.twitter.com/r3zRibqNLd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021
“Day 1” is Amazon shorthand for its start-up mentality — underdogs against the world. The approach has been good for Amazon’s shoppers and shareholders, but holds less appeal for some employees, especially drivers and those who work in its warehouses. https://t.co/lzQko0iBlP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021
"A spokesman for the Department of Labor and Industries declined to comment, except to note that outside of Amazon, 'We really don’t get a lot of bathroom-related complaints.'"
— Alphabet Workers Union (@AlphabetWorkers) April 5, 2021
This can't be what tech has become, leading the way on bathroom complaints.https://t.co/dSuI9J1G4q
Amazon did not have a comment for this article, but the first thing it mentions in its official statement on the Alabama warehouse is the starting pay — $15.30/hour, double the federal minimum wage.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021
Read more about Amazon’s conflict with its workers. https://t.co/lzQko0iBlP
"There would be disciplinary action against me if I continue to use the bathroom on company time.”
— R Givan (@rkgwork) April 5, 2021
...The H.R. representative told her that 'it was not fair to the company that I was getting paid when I’m not working because I’m in the bathroom.'"https://t.co/F9BTNTJuzl
Since Day 1 of COVID, Amazon workers have risked a lot for little reward while Jeff Bezos risked nothing and made BILLIONS. Solidarity with these essential workers who are uniting together for a voice on the job. ✊https://t.co/1gqiVRSETN
— Mary Kay Henry (@MaryKayHenry) April 5, 2021
The NLRB has ruled that Amazon illegally fired two workers for their activism, and interrogated another for helping to organize their workplace: https://t.co/SIyTagFDvb
— Adam Conover (@adamconover) April 5, 2021
Fed govt to Amazon: it's illegal to fire employees for pushing for climate actionhttps://t.co/XlhjYmvgML
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) April 5, 2021
Amazon illegally retaliated against two of its most prominent internal critics when it fired them last year, the NLRB says.
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) April 5, 2021
The two workers had publicly pushed Amazon to reduce its impact on climate change & improve conditions for its warehouse workers.https://t.co/dsCHAE26Z3
The NLRB has once again found that Amazon's termination of employees — this time two Seattle-based tech workers who founded @AMZNforClimate — was illegal https://t.co/GHVHqdMYkD
— Caroline O'Donovan (@ceodonovan) April 5, 2021
The @NLRB has reportedly found merit that Amazon illegally retaliated against two more workers who spoke out about warehouse safety conditions. What we're seeing looks like a company-wide pattern of violating workers’ rights – and NLRB should investigate. https://t.co/2kUEdEyeKV
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) April 5, 2021
Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds https://t.co/4kTywrspOT
— Richard Signorelli (@richsignorelli) April 5, 2021
Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds https://t.co/lysgU53RBh
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) April 5, 2021
The NLBR has ruled Amazon illegally fired the heads of @AMZNforClimate after they spoke up about climate impacts. (!!!)
— Alphabet Workers Union (@AlphabetWorkers) April 5, 2021
They made the same ruling against Google in the last few months.
Tech workers notching labor victories.https://t.co/8CcSZ7xgeW
The NLRB has found that Amazon illegally fired Amazon climate activists @marencosta and @emahlee of @AMZNforClimate https://t.co/6VOTWcGHiZ
— o...k (@kateconger) April 5, 2021
Update on No. 21 on this thread: The government ruled Amazon (which spends millions on commercials touting itself as a green company) illegally fired workers who spoke out publicly against the company's environmental policieshttps://t.co/1BJVlFuY70 https://t.co/XqFFR6lF6J
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) April 5, 2021
The NLRB found Amazon retaliated against employee activists @emahlee & @marencosta when it fired them last year, and said it would accuse Amazon of unfair labor practices if the company did not settle the case https://t.co/Wyv6oZybob
— Karen Weise (@KYWeise) April 5, 2021